Non Tenure: Visiting Lecturer

Overview

The Department of Marine & Coastal Environmental Science (MCES) in the College of Marine Sciences and Maritime Studies at Texas A&M University, located on the Galveston Campus, invites applications for a part-time, non-tenure accruing position with a 1.5-month academic appointment beginning May 11, 2026, and ending June 30, 2026. Applicants will be considered for the faculty title of Visiting Lecturer.

The successful candidate will teach the undergraduate course MARS 426 Coastal Wetlands Lab (1 credit) during the 2-week May “mini-mester” (May 11–May 22) and schedule office hours (virtual or in-person) to advise and mentor students. A 1-credit lab class should meet 4 hours per day for the 10 class days.

MCES is an interdisciplinary department with faculty research and teaching efforts transecting natural, social, and applied scientific problems focused on the coastal zone, but broader research interests span from the nearshore terrestrial areas to the deep-sea and polar regions. All MCES faculty share an interest in the human and physical response to hazards, hazard risk assessment, and hazard impact mitigation in the coming decades.

To learn more, visit marine.tamu.edu/academics/marine-coastal-environmental-science.

Texas A&M University at Galveston is the dedicated marine and maritime branch campus of Texas A&M University. The campus houses several institutions that are critical contributors to Texas A&M’s land-, sea-, and space-grant mission and drive the development of the blue economy on the Gulf Coast through education, innovation, scholarship and research. Home to the Texas A&M College of Marine Sciences & Maritime Studies, students can earn undergraduate and graduate degrees in marine sciences, business, blue humanities, marine engineering and maritime transportation.

Students may also pursue select Galveston-specific Texas A&M College of Engineering degrees, including computer science, ocean engineering and interdisciplinary engineering. Texas A&M-Galveston is also home to the Texas A&M Maritime Academy, one of six state maritime academies in the U.S. and the only one embedded within a Tier I research institution. Offering hands-on training to over 400 cadets annually, the academy prepares students to earn a U.S. Coast Guard License and serve as maritime professionals, afloat and ashore, or enter military service upon graduation.

Ideally situated in Galveston Bay, the island campus is surrounded by marine life, estuarine and ocean ecosystems, and one of the largest maritime industrial hubs in the world, allowing Galveston Aggies to live, learn and work in the heart of the industries they will soon serve. Whether their careers take them shoreside or on the water, Aggies are ready for anything above, on and below the waves.

Texas A&M University is committed to enriching the learning and working environments for all visitors, students, faculty, and staff, which is vital to accomplishing our mission and living our core values.

• Master of Science graduate degree Marine Biology; and
• Experience in wetlands delineation, wetlands management, and State and Federal Wetlands regulations.
• Have an extraordinary record of accomplishment in an applied setting.

Interested applicants must apply through Texas A&M University faculty job board hosted by Interfolio at  and upload a current CV.

Questions or inquiries about the position should be directed to Tim Dellapenna at timothy-m-dellapenna, chair of the search committee.

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